Halloween Birthday

Okay, I promise, this is the last Halloween card for the year. I had such a blast making them, I need to start posting them earlier! Then again, the left over candy is still lingering in my house, so the season hasn't totally left us. The card is one I decided to redo since I wasn't really thrilled with the original (it was from my earlier stamping days).

This card was made for a Halloween Birthday, or so I thought. For some reason, my brain was positive this person's birthday was on Halloween. I don't remember how or why I thought this, and since I didn't usually send them a card, had not been corrected. Until now. This has been a difficult year for her and I wanted to let her know I was thinking of her, on what I thought was a special day. Thankfully she's got a great sense of humor and considered the card either really late or early (actual birthday is in March). LOL - we both had a good chuckle. This is an example of where the thought is what counts and she was touched that she'd been on my heart lately.

Sketch Inspiration ~ Midnight Madness Week Sketch #19

Inspiration

PaperTake Weekly Challenge ~ Autumn Skies (Autumn Colors)
365 Cards Day 172 ~ Do Over –Redo a card you aren’t happy with
365 Cards Day 240 ~ I’ve Got it Covered DP covering inside and out
Die Cut Dreams Challenge #74 ~ Staples

My Creation

Here's what the card looked like before:

Not totally horrible, but I jazzed it up to look like this:

Image Detail

Tricky to see in the photo, but I colored over the stamped candy corn with glitter markers and then added a layer of Diamond Glaze to the piece to resemble glass.

Inside

A layer of matching DP and the original outer verse, becomes the inside sentiment. A row of candy corn stickers keeps the sweet theme.

Ins and Outs ~ Halloween Birthday
Stamps: SU (Halloween Backgrounds, Treat Yourself)
Paper: SU and DCWV Amber Autumn
Ink: SU
Accessories: SU Ribbon; staple, misc gems and brads, Diamond Glaze, Martha Stewart Glitter Markers, Jo-ann’s Metal Word Birthday